Sherborne

Strong Women of Sherborne

Throughout history the women of Sherborne have made huge contributions to life in the town and beyond.  These pioneers of the past have shaped the world we live in today. Find out more about these Strong Women of Sherborne. Posted 20 June 2019 by Sherborne School Archives. Visit Sherborne School Archive News for more stories from the … Read more

Sherborne’s & the fight for women’s suffrage

To celebrate the centenary of the 1918 Representation of the People Act (which gave the vote to women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification) we look here at the role local women played in the campaign for women’s suffrage: Sherborne and the Fight for Women’s Suffrage See also: Evelina Haverfield’s recipe book … Read more

Suffragette Soup?

From 1890 to 1893, the Dorset Suffragette Evelina Haverfield (1867-1920) lived at West Hall, an Elizabethan manor house at Folke near Sherborne, Dorset.  Three years earlier, in February 1887, Evelina (née Scarlett) had married Major Henry Wykeham Brook Tunstall Haverfield RA (1846-1895) and by 1890 they had two sons, John Campbell Haverfield (1887-1915) and Brook … Read more

Childhood Leukaemia Charity in Italy, Martin Pugsley (m 89)

I have set up a charity in Italy called Comitato Fiori di Lavanda Onlus to raise funds for research into childhood leukaemia.  I attach a recent article that appeared in the British Chamber of Commerce for Italy review which sets out details of what the charity does.  Further details are also available online at www.comitatolavanda.com.  HM Ambassador to Italy, Christopher Prentice CMG, is the charity’s patron. 

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